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ERIC Number: EJ610589
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
The Civic Activism of Scottish Teachers: Explanations and Consequences.
Paterson, Lindsay
Oxford Review of Education, v24 n3 p279-302 Sep 1998
Investigates the reasons why teachers in Scotland engage in voluntary activities outside their professional world and the consequences that activism has on their professionalism. Finds that teachers were active in diverse organizations and reports that activism contributed to improving their professionalism. Discusses the influences on the teachers' levels of activism. (CMK)
Descriptors: Activism, Educational Background, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Organizations (Groups), Political Attitudes, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Voluntary Agencies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland